Surf Forecasts:
Playa de las Americas surf forecast from 23 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Friday 24 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 25 Jul, 7AM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 15s period, SSW swell with 45 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 24 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 11s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Playa de las Americas this week:
The surf forecast for Playa de las Americas over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 24) at 4PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.3m and 11s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 6s. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Playa de las Americas in the next 16 days are 0.3m 15s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Jul 25) at 7AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.3m 7s period and expected on Saturday (Jul 25) at 7PM.
| Wave Type | Time (WEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 4PM (Fri 24th Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) 11s |
| Best Surf | 4PM (Fri 24th Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) 11s |
| Most Powerful | 7AM (Sat 25th Jul) | 1ft (0.3m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Playa de las Americas over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's have a look at what’s on offer at Playa de las Americas (Tenerife) for the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – it’s looking pretty grim for a while. We’ve got a long, dry spell of weak, jumbled-up energy. The swell is tiny, barely pushing 1ft at best, with periods all over the shop and often coming from the NW which isn't the ideal SW direction for this spot. The water temp is sitting at a pretty standard 73° for this time of year, nothing unusual there.
The first bit of hope doesn't show up until the morning of Saturday, 1st August. Even then, it’s only a 0.7ft swell with a long 15-second period from the south, just enough to get a few lines through. That afternoon is a little better with a 1ft, 15-second SSW groundswell, but the combined wave energy is still low at 77.
Sunday, 2nd August, is the real standout. The morning kicks off with a 1ft SSW swell at 13 seconds, and the energy finally bumps up to a moderate level (101). Then by the afternoon, that SSW swell pushes to 2ft with a 13-second period, and the energy climbs further (126). The wind goes glassy calm, too. It’s not going to be huge, but with clean conditions and that longer-period groundswell wrapping into the beach and reef setup, this will be the best session of the stretch. The swell direction lines up nicely with the ideal SW direction for the break.
Monday the 3rd through Tuesday the 4th of August hold onto similar 2ft, 12-second S swell with moderate energy, and the winds stay clean with light offshores. Solid for the small-wave gear.
Nothing else in the window really fires up beyond that. Later in the second week there are hints of a little more swell, but it’s too far out to have any real confidence in. For now, lock in the afternoon of Sunday, 2nd August. The swell is small, but it’s clean, it’s glassy, and the energy is there for the size.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 22°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sun morning, min 22°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Monday 27 | Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NW 6 | NW 5 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 |
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 kJ | 48 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 10 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 9:42PM1.25m | 10:23AM1.34m | 10:58PM1.27m | 11:26AM1.42m | 11:56PM1.34m | 12:15PM1.52m | 00:40AM1.43m | 12:56PM1.62m | 1:18AM1.51m | 1:32PM1.73m | 1:52AM1.58m | 2:05PM1.82m | 2:24AM1.64m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 3:30PM0.68m | 3:55AM0.65m | 4:50PM0.63m | 5:04AM0.61m | 5:50PM0.55m | 5:57AM0.53m | 6:36PM0.45m | 6:39AM0.44m | 7:14PM0.36m | 7:15AM0.35m | 7:48PM0.28m | 7:48AM0.28m | 8:21PM0.21m | ||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — |
 | — | — | 9:01 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | — | 9:00 | — | 8:59 | — | — | 8:59 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 25 | 24 | 29 | 26 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Feels °C | 29 | 28 | 26 | 29 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 27 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 4 | E 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NW 4 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 33 | 55 | 31 | 48 | 50 | 71 | 96 | 107 | 87 | 94 | 24 | 20 | 7 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 22 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 4 | NW 4 | NW 4 | WNW 11 | NW 4 |
| kJ | 48 | 9 | 15 | 10 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 22 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 6 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | ENE 8 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | NW 5 | NW 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | SSW 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | WNW 11 | S 9 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 46 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 1 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 9 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 8 | ENE 4 | NE 5 | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 5 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 132 | 147 | 141 | 183 | 219 | 292 | 270 | 352 | 349 | 269 | 147 | 39 | 203 | 10 | 29 | 13 | 27 | 51 | 10 | 12 | 50 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 513 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 1 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 513 | 513 | 513 |
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